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单词 refreshing
释义

refreshing

adjective

re·​fresh·​ing ri-ˈfre-shiŋ How to pronounce refreshing (audio)
: serving to refresh
especially : agreeably stimulating because of freshness or newness
a refreshing change of pace
refreshingly
ri-ˈfre-shiŋ-lē How to pronounce refreshing (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • bracing
  • cordial
  • invigorating
  • rejuvenating
  • restorative
  • reviving
  • stimulating
  • stimulative
  • tonic
  • vital
  • vitalizing
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Example Sentences

Working on the new project was a refreshing change. It is refreshing to hear some good news about him. a refreshing glass of cold water My swim was very refreshing.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined above

refreshing 1 of 2

adjective

as in invigorating
having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind the cool wind off the ocean is refreshing on such a hot day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • invigorating
  • restorative
  • rejuvenating
  • vitalizing
  • stimulating
  • reviving
  • bracing
  • tonic
  • vital
  • cordial
  • healthy
  • medicinal
  • stimulative
  • beneficial
  • strengthening
  • exhilarating
  • therapeutic
  • helpful
  • conditioning
  • sharp
  • healthful
  • animating
  • wholesome
  • quickening
  • life-giving
  • corrective
  • curative
  • salubrious
  • salutary
  • recuperative
  • rectifying
  • remedial
  • curing
  • reformative
  • rehabilitative
  • remedying
  • exhilarative
  • reformatory
  • reparative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • draining
  • exhausting
  • weakening
  • debilitating
  • deadening
  • numbing
  • enervating
  • injurious
  • pernicious
  • deleterious
  • wearying
  • sapping
  • enfeebling
  • unhealthy
  • noxious
  • unhealthful
  • unwholesome
  • insalubrious
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refreshing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of refresh
1
as in restoring
to bring back to a former condition or vigor brought out some iced tea to refresh the spirits of the folks working out in the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • restoring
  • reviving
  • recreating
  • rejuvenating
  • revitalizing
  • freshening
  • replenishing
  • renewing
  • refreshening
  • regenerating
  • renovating
  • revivifying
  • recharging
  • repairing
  • redeveloping
  • resuscitating
  • remodeling
  • overhauling
  • redesigning
  • refilling
  • refurbishing
  • updating
  • reconditioning
  • reconstituting
  • rehabilitating
  • modernizing
  • reengineering
  • remaking
  • reclaiming
  • redoing
  • rehabbing
  • resupplying
  • making over
2
as in eating
to take a meal we were looking for a family-friendly restaurant where we could sit down and refresh before continuing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eating
  • dining
  • partaking
  • feasting
  • breaking bread
  • feeding
  • snacking
  • faring
  • nibbling
  • victualing
  • repasting
  • glutting
  • lunching
  • messing
  • victualling
  • pigging out
  • banqueting
  • gormandizing
  • supping
  • picnicking
  • breakfasting
  • grazing
  • dining out
  • digging in
  • picking
  • gorging
  • chowing (down)
  • noshing
  • overeating
  • overfeeding
  • boarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fasting
  • dieting
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